Thursday, June 25, 2009

Green Pepper #150 Children's Oregon Jacket

Okay, I finally got this puppy done. It turned out well if I do say so myself. I hope it fits until winter. He is growing like a bean. I may have to stop feeding him.

Son: Mom, why do I have to wear this. It's warm outside.Mom: You just do. Why are your eyes all squinty?Son: Mom, it's so bright out. I'm hot.

Son: *SIGH* Mom, why do I have to wear the hood?Mom: Listen dammit*, just hold on a second okay?Son: *sigh*

Son: Mom, can I go play now? The Sisters** are getting into my sand castle.Mom: It'll just take one more second. Hang on. Do you have to be so squinty?Son (jumping and sticking out arms at weird angles): Bttttttzzzzzz. Btttttzzzzzz. See my super ice powers??Mom: *sigh* Hold still, one more second.

Son (attempting to run away): ICE POWERS! ICE POWERS! I'M FREEZING YOU!!!BBBBTTTTZZZZZZ! BBBBBBBZZZZTTTT! Stop you hot evil woman.Mom (smirking and being hot): One more photo. This is the last one. bbbbzzzzzttt, yourself.Son: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I'm burning, I'm burning!!! She's burning me with her evil burn powers!!!!!Construction note: I decided to add one of the hood reducers. I extended the hood several inches so it would cover more than the original version. But, I didn't know how much to extend it. So I added this contraption so we could expand it if we needed to.

Mom: Okay, this is the last one.Son: BBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT. You said the last one was the last picture.Mom: Well, hot evil ladies lie. Stand still.Son: bbbzzt.

I did something different with the lining this time. I bagged the sleeves so I'd have an easier time with the eleastic casings. Usually I have the raw edges of the lining and the outer fabric. Because I bagged the sleeves, I have nice edges that I don't need to finish. Now, when I fold it over the make the casing, I won't be dealing with turning it under twice to finish the edge.

Here's the folded over section without the elastic. I just flipped and stitched. Much easier than flip, flip stitch especially when you are dealing with slick fabrics.

This is where the zipper, overflap, lining, and hem all meet.

I ended up using all three kinds of seam sealant. See this post for my science experiment.I used Seam Grip on the hood and neck. I figured that this would get the most wear and tear and that since it was on the anterior part of the body, it would see the most rain. I did not like working with this sealer. It is hard to apply, stinky, and gets all over everything. It also has to cure for 12 hours which puts the ky-bosch on progress. Even after it was "cured" it was very tacky. It stuck to itself and my sewing machine repeatedly. When I was putting in the zipper, it was sticking to the machine as if life depending on it. If I was using it on flat seams like a tent it would be way easier. The hood is curved and then, of course, so was the neck. If I had a child-sized dress form it would have been easier. I would have turned it inside out and pinned it to the form. Then I could have easily painted the goop on. As it was, it was sort of pinned to my duct tape double. There was a lot of fiddling and I ended up getting it on the floor once and my hands many times. I used Seam Sealer 3 on the arms and side seams. This is easy, easy to use and dries quickly. I used the K-Tape on the hood where I attached the webbing. It worked great for this.

* No, I don't really cuss at my kids. Sometimes I do feel like I should.

** My son doesn't know his sisters' names. Yes, they are identical twins. Do they look identical? Not really. Instead he calls one or both of them The Sisters. Yes, it's embarassing when he says,"Mom, The Sister in the yellow shirt kicked me!"

My cat went running I was laughing so hard reading this post. A hot evil woman could come in handy in cold AK. The "sisters" should come meet the "girls" down here. My best friend's daughters are only called by their names when they are in trouble.

You're hysterical! I hope he learns their names one of these days, LOL. Nice jacket. I haven't made anything for my boys, but I'm sure they'd do the same amount of complaining and making scrunched up faces.

Honey, please, please, blur the numbers on the plate in the back of the first photo. There are just too many weirdos around and information is found out too easily. (I wanted to email you directly as to not point people to it, but I couldn't find an address)

I just love your blog, and I am a regular reader. Your posts never disappoint in entertaining me or providing sewing information. ;)

I had to show my mom this post of you and your son! We were rolling! Girl sometimes they won't stop and pay attention and do what the hell you need them to until you use those words! The jacket is great on him!